Time to Pray
Written by Maha Addasi
Illustrated by Ned Gannon
Published by Astra Young Readers
On her first night visiting her grandmother, Yasmin is wakened by the muezzin at the nearby mosque calling the faithful to prayer. She watches from her bed as her grandmother prepares to pray. During her stay, Yasmin’s grandmother makes her prayer clothes, buys her a prayer rug, and teaches her the five prayers that Muslims perform over the course of a day. When it’s time for Yasmin to board a plane and return home, her grandmother gives her a present. When Yasmin opens the present when she gets home, she discovers a prayer clock in the shape of a mosque, with an alarm that sounds like a muezzin calling the faithful to prayer.
Featuring text both in English and Arabic, this is a perfect title for children learning more about Middle Eastern cultures and language.
Primary ISBN: 9781590786116
Publication Date: September 2010
Available As: Hardcover, eBook
Picture Book , Age 07 or older
Community Represented: Kuwaiti/Kuwaiti American
Themes: Accolades & Awards, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Clothing, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Generational Differences, Identity: Exploration, Identity: Multilingual, Multilingual: Arabic/English Bilingual, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Religious Background: Muslim, Setting: Home Country
Setting: United States, Kuwait
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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